Present Continuous Tense #1

The present continuous is made from the present tense of the verb.
We convert the verb to the -ing form.

I am sleeping
You are staying
He is eating
She is living
It is talking
We are playing
They are working

We use present continuous to talk about activities at the moment of

speaking.

• I am walking to school.
• You are talking to the teacher.
• He is writing in his book.
• She is reading her book.
• It is going to be a good day.
• We are driving home.
• They are cycling home.
Present Continuous Tense #1
Read the -ing form verbs.
drinking eating playing kicking
jumping sitting standing writing

Complete the sentence using the verbs above.

1. He is _______________ the ball.

2. It is _______________ high in the sky.

3. They are _______________ at the restaurant.

4. We are _______________ in the playground.

5. She is _______________ in her book.

6. I am _______________ water.

7. We are _______________ in the queue.

8. He is _______________ on the chair.

Present Continuous Tense #1
Read and convert the verbs to -ing form.
run cook throw grab
read talk listen draw

Complete the sentence using the verb to be and the -ing form verb.

1. They _______________________ to music.

2. I _______________________ my book.

3. He _______________________ the frisbee.

4. We _______________________ on the phone.

5. It _______________________ fast.

6. She _______________________ the ball.

7. They _______________________ dinner.

8. I _______________________ a picture.
Present Continuous Tense #1
Read the -ing verbs.
fixing cooking painting
driving cycling climbing

Complete the sentence using the verbs above in the right form.

1. The mechanic is _______________ the broken car.

2. I am _______________ on my bike.

3. He is _______________ spaghetti.

4. She is _______________ up the mountain.

5. The bus driver is _______________ us to school.

6. We are _______________ pictures at school.

Write your own sentence using one of the verbs.

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